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time:matters expands Sameday Air to US and Mexico
Express logistics provider time:matters has added 15 destinations in the US and one in Mexico to its Sameday Air network as it continues to expand the service.Shipments weighing up to 200kg can now leave Europe from Frankfurt, Paris, London, Munich and Vienna and reach their recipient in the US and ...
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DHL to amalgamate Vienna operations
DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, have signed a contract to purchase land near Vienna Airport in order to develop a 60,000 sq m freight hub for Eastern Europe.The DHL Campus Vienna Airport will bring together land, air and ocean freight capabilities that were ...
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Cargojet: strong Q4 financial performance
Canadian overnight all-cargo carrier Cargojet has posted revenues of $118.2m for the fourth quarter ended December 31 2017 – an impressive rise of 25.6% over the same period of the previous year.The gross margin for the quarter was $37.4m, representing an increase of 36% compared to the previous reporting period.For ...
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Deutsche Post DHL sees 2017 profits climb 7.2% to €3.7bn
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHLG) saw operating profit climb by 7.2% to €3.7bn in the 2017 financial year, revenues were up by 5.4% to €60.4bn, with all four divisions contributing to the increase.The German logistics giant and the world’s largest purchaser of airfreight capacity said that its DHL Express division ...
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Supply chains failing to reap digitisation benefits
Nearly 95% of supply chain and operations professionals are not fully capitalising on the potential benefits of digitalization, according to a DHL survey.The research report on digitalization in the supply chain found that new technologies and solutions are developing at a fast-pace and disrupting industries on multiple fronts, with supply ...
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Strong 2017 revenues for West Atlantic
Swedish cargo airline West Atlantic saw strong revenue growth in full year 2017, mainly generated from the contract with Royal Mail and the rise in e-commerce traffic.Revenues of SKr1.6bn were up 20.4 % year-on-year, but there were “significant sub-charter costs”, caused by aircraft delivery delays of Boeing 737-400 aircraft, maintenance ...
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UPS sues EC for €1.7bn over blocked TNT takeover
UPS is suing the European Commission for €1.7bn over its decision to block the takeover of TNT in 2013, a decision that was later overturned.In court documents seen by Air Cargo News, the express giant claims the European Commission should compensate it for damages incurred by the decision to block ...
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SF Express airport plan gains government approval
The Chinese government has approved SF Express’ plan to build a 2.4m tonne capacity airport in the country’s Hubei province.The State Council and the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China has now approved construction of the yuan37.3bn airport in Ezhou, according to a circular issued on February ...
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UPS expands express service
UPS has expanded its Worldwide Express package service to more than 124 countries and territories, adding 57 new countries and territories last year.The UPS Worldwide Express service offers guaranteed delivery in 1-3 business days by 10:30am, noon, or 2pm, depending on the destination.In 2017, the UPS Express service was added ...
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DHL opens new hub in Brussels, story update
DHL Express has officially opened its new regional hub at Brussels Airport, almost quadrupling the integrator's handling capacity at the European gateway.An investment of over €140m, including lease expenses, has seen approximately 200 additional DHL jobs created at the airport, three years earlier than planned.DHL Express chief executive Ken Allen ...
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Southwest to start international cargo shipping from May
US-based carrier Southwest Airlines intends to begin shipping cargo to international destinations from this May, subject to receiving the necessary government approvals.Southwest Airlines Cargo expects to initially serve Mexico City, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta – all of which are in Mexico – before expanding its shipping ...
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Aramex extends Shop & Ship program
Aramex has launched its Shop & Ship (S&S) affiliate and partner program, coming shortly after the global launch of the S&S FLEX membership.S&S is an e-commerce last-mile delivery service from Middle East headquartered Aramex that enables global consumers to receive goods from online stores in the US, the UK, and ...
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SF Airlines continues expansion as airport plan details emerge
SF Airlines has continued to expand its fleet and add new services, while details have emerged of its plans to open its own airport.Earlier this month, the express operator took delivery of its 42nd freighter – a Boeing 757-200 – at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.The cargo carrier, a division of ...
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Delta adds GPS links to its Equation Critical product
Delta Cargo has launched a GPS-linked Equation Critical international service for time-sensitive shipments that must travel on the next available flight – an international version of its DASH Critical domestic US offering.With distinctive pink packaging, Equation Critical shipments do not require pre-booking and cargo can be tendered up to 90 ...
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It's blooming busy at UPS this Valentine's Day
UPS is preparing for a blooming busy few days as it expects to deliver more than 88m flowers for Valentine’s day.The express giant said it expects to handle more than 8m pounds of flowers for US consumers ahead of the romantic celebration, which is enough to fill 64 widebody Boeing ...
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E-commerce boost for Aramex in 2017
E-commerce and express volume growth saw Middle East based logistics company Aramex report 2017 full-year revenues of AED4.7bn ($1.3bn), an increase of 9% on 2016.Dubai-headquartered Aramex said that its full year revenues were impacted by currency fluctuations, mainly in the Egyptian Pound.Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations, mainly in the ...
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UPS launches midday express commit time to 35 countries
Supply chain company UPS has introduced UPS Worldwide Freight Midday (an addition to the UPS Worldwide Express Freight service), which offers a commit time of 12pm or 2pm from 71 origin countries to 35 destination countries.The service provides guaranteed, time-definite delivery from door to door in 1 to 3 days ...
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Oslo rides high on seafood demand
Norwegian airport operator Avinor reported “a huge increase in air cargo” through Oslo Airport in 2017. Volumes rose by 35% compared with the previous 12 months, to 185,000 tonnes.Of the total air cargo leaving Oslo, 58% was transported on freighter flights. Avinor noted that cargo flying on passenger services to ...
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UPS to open new facility in US – Mexico Borderplex
North America’s Borderplex – a tri-state, bi-national region that includes El Paso and Las Cruces in the US state of New Mexico and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in Mexico – will be home to a new $41m UPS package operations centre located near El Paso International Airport by the end of ...
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UPS expands biological shipment programme
UPS has expanded its International Special Commodities (ISC) programme in line with expanded demand for pharma shipments.The expansion means that customers can ship biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities, and shipments utilising dry ice via UPS to more than 50 additional international destinations.This brings the total number of countries ...